Found November 09, 2009 on
Sportsday:
PLAYERS:
Miles Austin,
Tony Romo,
Ellis Hobbs,
Roy Williams,
Patrick Crayton,
Jason Witten
TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles
TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles
Cowboys receiver Miles Austin drew double coverage for the first time against the Eagles.
Although he was limited to just one catch, his ability to beat that coverage resulted in a game-breaking 49-yard touchdown pass from Tony Romo with 8:04 left in the fourth quarter.
``Miles only had the one catch, but he really was open quite a bit,'' coach Wade Phillips said. ``They jammed him at the line. They doubled him some, which we hadn't seen. A lot of times he was open, but it wasn't the read Tony had.
``I feel good about him being consistent in that he's running good routes and is hard to cover. Hopefully, we'll hit him some more times when he has those openings.''
With breakaway speed and crisp route running, Austin has added a dynamic dimension to Dallas' offense. His success can be measured in his big-yardage games against Kansas City and Atlanta (421 yards, four TDs) as well as his one-catch, one-touchdown performance against Philadelphia.
``I don't care if he's making one pl...
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3 Comments:
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That was a gem of a move he put on Brown to get open on that pass. He only caught one, but it was the one that counted.
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If he can be effective with just one catch NFC watchout.
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